Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the preferred Democratic candidate for the 2028 presidential elections in the early primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll from the University of New Hampshire.
Of those in the Granite State who say they plan to vote in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, 19% said they would choose Buttigieg if the election were held today, while 81% of those surveyed had a favorable opinion of him. The ex-transportation secretary topped California Gov. Gavin Newsom by 4% and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) by 5%.
On the Republican side, 51% of New Hampshire residents who plan to vote in the 2028 Republican presidential primary prefer Vice President JD Vance over Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard.
The current vice president teased the prospect of running for president in 2028 with Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his running mate during an interview on Wednesday’s episode of the New York Post’s “Pod Force One.” Only 5% of planned Republican presidential primary voters supported Rubio for president.
“[Trump] mentioned it probably six months or so ago,” Vance told host Miranda Devine. “And I mentioned it to the secretary in jest, but it feels so premature because we’re still so early.”
